Comments on: How to Create a Pop-Up eMail This Entry Window in MovableType http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/ The personal weblog of David Vincent Gagne Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-367800 Jeff Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-367800 Where is the zip file? Or is it more fun to drag my ass all over the web for your pleasure Where is the zip file? Or is it more fun to drag my ass all over the web for your pleasure

]]> By: kristine http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-70 kristine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-70 This is *exactly* what I was looking to implement on TheRedKitchen.net (several months before MT2 came out!) So I'm playing with your tutorial, and I find myself a bit under-javascript-ed. I'm *thinking* that there should be some sort of javascript in my head so that it knows what SendEntry is, but it could be so elementry that you just didn't include it. I'll keep playing! Thanks for writing such a great tutorial! This is *exactly* what I was looking to implement on TheRedKitchen.net (several months before MT2 came out!)
So I’m playing with your tutorial, and I find myself a bit under-javascript-ed. I’m *thinking* that there should be some sort of javascript in my head so that it knows what SendEntry is, but it could be so elementry that you just didn’t include it. I’ll keep playing!
Thanks for writing such a great tutorial!

]]> By: Jason http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-71 Jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-71 Works like a charm. Heck, even this non-CGI guy figured out a way to edit the printed return. Great job and description, David. Will release tomorrow. Gratzi! Works like a charm. Heck, even this non-CGI guy figured out a way to edit the printed return. Great job and description, David.

Will release tomorrow. Gratzi!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-72 Ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-72 Got this working and it's great....just was I was searching around for the ability to do. Thanks for your hard work! Quick question for you....I use weekly archives and the link it emails is for that archive...I'd like to add '#XXXXXX' to the end of the link (where XXXXXX is the Entry ID) so it jumps to the name anchor on the archive page. I'm not a CGI coder.....but I see where I might be able to make that change...just unsure about the code to do that. TIA Got this working and it’s great….just was I was searching around for the ability to do. Thanks for your hard work!

Quick question for you….I use weekly archives and the link it emails is for that archive…I’d like to add ‘#XXXXXX’ to the end of the link (where XXXXXX is the Entry ID) so it jumps to the name anchor on the archive page. I’m not a CGI coder…..but I see where I might be able to make that change…just unsure about the code to do that.

TIA

]]> By: Ryan http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-73 Ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-73 Nevermind, played around with it long enough and figured it out.....once again, great work....thanks! Nevermind, played around with it long enough and figured it out…..once again, great work….thanks!

]]> By: kristine http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-74 kristine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-74 I just wanted to come back and let you know that theredkitchen is now using this, with a few tweaks here and there - thank you again for such a wonderful tutorial!! :) I just wanted to come back and let you know that theredkitchen is now using this, with a few tweaks here and there – thank you again for such a wonderful tutorial!! :)

]]> By: Elliot http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-75 Elliot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-75 You're incredibly kind to make this available. Thanks so much. Works brilliantly. Quick question. When I've road tested this, after I fill in the form and dispatch the email, I get a new graphic confirming that the link has been sent. It works great but the text and the graphic components of the confirmation image do not seem to align. Any suggestions for a remedy? I wonder if it has something to do with my directory structure. My MT cgi files are in a cgi bin directory (myipaddress/cgi-bin), i then have an mt-static directory in which the rest of mt lives (www.broadscapeventures.com/html/mt-static), and a weblog directory in which DFME's log directory and files live (www.broadscapeventures.com/html/weblog/dfme/) Profuse thanks in advance! You’re incredibly kind to make this available.

Thanks so much. Works brilliantly.

Quick question. When I’ve road tested this, after I fill in the form and dispatch the email, I get a new graphic confirming that the link has been sent. It works great but the text and the graphic components of the confirmation image do not seem to align. Any suggestions for a remedy? I wonder if it has something to do with my directory structure.

My MT cgi files are in a cgi bin directory (myipaddress/cgi-bin), i then have an mt-static directory in which the rest of mt lives (www.broadscapeventures.com/html/mt-static), and a weblog directory in which DFME’s log directory and files live (www.broadscapeventures.com/html/weblog/dfme/)

Profuse thanks in advance!

]]> By: kristine http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-76 kristine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-76 Just thought I'd come back and let you know that <a href="http://scriptygoddess.com">http://scriptygoddess.com</a> now (as of this morning) has this implemented, as well as my personal journal at <a href="http://love-productions.com/hopelessromantics">http://love-productions.com/hopelessromantics</a> You rock for sharing this!! Just thought I’d come back and let you know that http://scriptygoddess.com now (as of this morning) has this implemented, as well as my personal journal at http://love-productions.com/hopelessromantics
You rock for sharing this!!

]]> By: dvg http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-77 dvg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-77 I'm glad you liked it Kristine! I’m glad you liked it Kristine!

]]> By: joe chapuis http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-78 joe chapuis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-78 David: Thank you so much for this amazing plug-in. Great instructions made it a breeze to set up, too. A few tips for anyone else giving it a try: I found that submitting an incomplete form caused a 500 error on my server. I modified the "sendentry.txt" template file with javascript to trigger an error message if any fields were left blank, thereby avoiding this problem. If anyone is interested, here it is - just do a "view source": <a href="http://www.requiredreading.com/docs/sendentry.txt">http://www.requiredreading.com/docs/sendentry.txt</a> Note: I also use the "MTEntryTitle" tag in the template to display the title of the posting with the form. I think this will help readers understand what it is, exactly, that they're sending. Otherwise, it may be a bit confusing. Thanks again -- joe chapuis David: Thank you so much for this amazing plug-in. Great instructions made it a breeze to set up, too.

A few tips for anyone else giving it a try:
I found that submitting an incomplete form caused a 500 error on my server. I modified the “sendentry.txt” template file with javascript to trigger an error message if any fields were left blank, thereby avoiding this problem. If anyone is interested, here it is – just do a “view source”:
http://www.requiredreading.com/docs/sendentry.txt

Note: I also use the “MTEntryTitle” tag in the template to display the title of the posting with the form. I think this will help readers understand what it is, exactly, that they’re sending. Otherwise, it may be a bit confusing.

Thanks again — joe chapuis

]]> By: Mark http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-79 Mark Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-79 David, this rocks. Thanks for the work. I'm a newcomer to MT, and I'm a little confused as to how I can change the appearance of the pop up using my stylesheets. Any pointers on resources? Also, thanks to Joe for the error checking javascript! David, this rocks. Thanks for the work.

I’m a newcomer to MT, and I’m a little confused as to how I can change the appearance of the pop up using my stylesheets. Any pointers on resources?

Also, thanks to Joe for the error checking javascript!

]]> By: Mark http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-80 Mark Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-80 Also, I had one other question. Is there a way to edit the text of the email that is generated by this, so I can add a different sig, etc.? Also, I had one other question. Is there a way to edit the text of the email that is generated by this, so I can add a different sig, etc.?

]]> By: Emmanuel Huna http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-81 Emmanuel Huna Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-81 Thank you for the tutorial and the files! You did a great job in explaining how to make this work, and I had an "email this entry" link on my site in less than 20 minutes! Thanks again, and keep up the good work! Emmanuel ehuna@factsofisrael.com <a href="http://www.FactsOfIsrael.com">http://www.FactsOfIsrael.com</a> Thank you for the tutorial and the files! You did a great job in explaining how to make this work, and I had an “email this entry” link on my site in less than 20 minutes!

Thanks again, and keep up the good work!

Emmanuel
ehuna@factsofisrael.com
http://www.FactsOfIsrael.com

]]> By: Al http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-82 Al Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-82 Since converting to the MySQL database in 2.2, unsurprisingly this feature no longer works. I was wondering if anyone had any luck converting it? Since converting to the MySQL database in 2.2, unsurprisingly this feature no longer works. I was wondering if anyone had any luck converting it?

]]> By: Javier http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-83 Javier Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-83 David: I follow your tutorial but I get this error message: CGI Error The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are: Can't locate MT.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib D:/www/Perl/lib D:/www/Perl/site/lib .) at d:\www\digitalrice\msea\mt-2.0\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at d:\www\digitalrice\msea\mt-2.0\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. Anybody can help me? Thanks David:
I follow your tutorial but I get this error message:
CGI Error

The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:

Can’t locate MT.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib D:/www/Perl/lib D:/www/Perl/site/lib .) at d:\www\digitalrice\msea\mt-2.0\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.
BEGIN failed–compilation aborted at d:\www\digitalrice\msea\mt-2.0\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.

Anybody can help me? Thanks

]]> By: Nicole http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-84 Nicole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-84 I tried to install this, but when i click on the mail entry link, it returns a server 500 error. Is this because i have mt 2.2 installed? or have i done something wrong? Thanks. Nicole I tried to install this, but when i click on the mail entry link, it returns a server 500 error. Is this because i have mt 2.2 installed? or have i done something wrong? Thanks.

Nicole

]]> By: yAz http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-85 yAz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-85 is there a version of the "email this entry" code without having to use pop ups? is there a version of the “email this entry” code without having to use pop ups?

]]> By: bedwards http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-86 bedwards Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-86 David, Javier, anyone else that might have the same problem... I too get the same error. Just out of curiosity, I am running Win2000 Server on a machine at home on a static IP DSL connection. It seems to me that it is looking in my Perl\lib folder instead of my MT\lib folder for MT.pm. Hmm, yah so I threw a copy of MT.pm into my C:\Perl\lib folder and I get a new CGI Error. CGI Error The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are: Can't locate MT/ConfigMgr.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib .) at C:/Perl/lib/MT.pm line 12. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/lib/MT.pm line 12. Compilation failed in require at D:\webserver\dsl\mt\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at D:\webserver\dsl\mt\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. Do you know where this reference point is coming from for the "lib" folder? David, Javier, anyone else that might have the same problem… I too get the same error. Just out of curiosity, I am running Win2000 Server on a machine at home on a static IP DSL connection. It seems to me that it is looking in my Perl\lib folder instead of my MT\lib folder for MT.pm.
Hmm, yah so I threw a copy of MT.pm into my C:\Perl\lib folder and I get a new CGI Error.

CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:

Can’t locate MT/ConfigMgr.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib .) at C:/Perl/lib/MT.pm line 12.
BEGIN failed–compilation aborted at C:/Perl/lib/MT.pm line 12.
Compilation failed in require at D:\webserver\dsl\mt\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.
BEGIN failed–compilation aborted at D:\webserver\dsl\mt\mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.

Do you know where this reference point is coming from for the “lib” folder?

]]> By: dvg http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-87 dvg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-87 PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial is based on MovableType Version 2.1 only. If you have upgraded to Version 2.2 I advise you to wait until I have had a chance to make sure this works properly with Version 2.2. I'll get to it soon! PLEASE NOTE:
This tutorial is based on MovableType Version 2.1 only. If you have upgraded to Version 2.2 I advise you to wait until I have had a chance to make sure this works properly with Version 2.2. I’ll get to it soon!

]]> By: Chris http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-88 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-88 Anxiously waiting for the 2.2 version. Anxiously waiting for the 2.2 version.

]]> By: Birgit http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-89 Birgit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-89 Me too! :) Me too! :)

]]> By: jhames http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-90 jhames Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-90 David, you rock f*ckballs. Ben sent me to you and your script goodness. I am using MT 2.21, and I can assure that it works beautifully. I even included a textarea for optional messages -- just change your param from 'message' to 'link' and then make your textarea the 'message' param. ;) David, you rock f*ckballs. Ben sent me to you and your script goodness. I am using MT 2.21, and I can assure that it works beautifully. I even included a textarea for optional messages — just change your param from ‘message’ to ‘link’ and then make your textarea the ‘message’ param. ;)

]]> By: Neil http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-91 Neil Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-91 I an getting an internal server error: Can't locate MT.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-bsdos /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-bsdos /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 .) at /u344/nkpd/cgi-bin/mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /u344/nkpd/cgi-bin/mt-popupemail.cgi line 9. This is from doing a Perl Script Validation on my server. I an getting an internal server error: Can’t locate MT.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-bsdos /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-bsdos /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 .) at /u344/nkpd/cgi-bin/mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.
BEGIN failed–compilation aborted at /u344/nkpd/cgi-bin/mt-popupemail.cgi line 9.

This is from doing a Perl Script Validation on my server.

]]> By: anonymous drifting speck http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-92 anonymous drifting speck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-92 Aaaie! Waiting... and waiting.... for an update to this excellent hack to work with MySql version! Please ? Somebody ? Anybody ? Oh... Aaaie!

Waiting… and waiting…. for an update to this excellent hack to work with MySql version! Please ? Somebody ? Anybody ?

Oh…

]]> By: girlie http://www.davidgagne.net/2002/03/21/how-to-create-a-pop-up-email-this-entry-window-in-movabletype/#comment-93 girlie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=5317#comment-93 It seemed to work just fine for me in testing - with MySQL and the latest version of MT. =) It seemed to work just fine for me in testing – with MySQL and the latest version of MT. =)

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